his team of nine needed a senior associate since April, but HR repeatedly told him the candidate pipeline was thin and applicants were failing the screening process.

He decided to test the system himself. He created a new email address, changed his name, adjusted some dates and applied with a CV based largely on his own experience.


The company rejected his application in six minutes, he claimed. A week later, he identified a possible reason: the screening filter (AI of course) required applicants to list “React.js”, while his CV mentioned “React”.